Tolono, Illinois
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Tolono Historical Society and Veteran's Museum | |
Location of Tolono in Champaign County, Illinois. | |
Tolono Location within Champaign County Tolono Tolono (Illinois) | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′10″N 88°15′35″W / 39.98611°N 88.25972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Champaign |
| Township | Tolono |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2) |
| • Land | 2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,604 |
| • Density | 1,748.4/sq mi (675.07/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61880 |
| Area code | 217 |
| FIPS code | 17-75614 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2399992 |
| Website | http://tolonoil.us/ |
Tolono is a village in Tolono Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,604 at the 2020 census. Its name was fabricated by J.B. Calhoun, land commission of the Illinois Central Railroad, who wrote about it simply: "[I] placed the vowel o three times, thus o-o-o, and filling in with the consonants t-l-n."